Harman Kardon HKTS 200 User Guide - Page 5
Speaker Placement - subwoofer
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ENGLISH Speaker Placement NOTE: The following speaker placement, mounting and connection instructions are identical for the HKTS20 and HKTS30 systems. Color-Coding System The HKTS20 and HKTS30 use the channel color-coding system established by the CEA to make setting up your home theater speaker system as easy as possible. The HKTS20/ HKTS30 systems include speaker wires with color bands on each end. Speaker Position Front Left Front Right Center Surround Left Surround Right Subwoofer Wire Color Band White Red Green Blue Gray Purple Placing the Front Speaker0-s2ft Left Front Speaker Right Front Speaker The front speakers should be placed the same distance from each other as they are from the listening position. They should be placed at about the same height from the floor as the listener's ears will be. They also can be angled toward the listener. Placing the Center Speaker The center speaker should be placed slightly Center behind (farther away from the listener) the front Speaker left and right speakers. Its center should be no 0 - 2 ft (0 - 61cm) more than 2 feet (61cm) above or below the tweeters of the front left and right speakers. If you have a CRT television, it may be convenient to set Left Front Speaker Right Front the center speaker on top of the television set. Speaker Placing the Subwoofer Left Front Speaker Right Front Speaker Subwoofer Since our ears do not hear directional sound at the low frequencies where the subwoofer operates, it will have good performance from just about any location in your room. However, the best bass reproduction is likely to be heard when the subwoofer is placed in a corner along the same wall as the front left and right speakers. You can experiment with subwoofer placment by temporarily placing it in the listening position and playing music with strong bass content. Move around to various locations in the room while the system is playing and listen until you find the location where the bass performance is best. Place the subwoofer in that location. The two surround speakers should be placed slightly behind the listening position, facing each other and, ideally, should be 5-6 feet (1.5m-1.8m) from the floor. An alternate location would be on a wall behind the listening position, facing forward. The surround speakers should not call attention to themselves while they're playing. Experiment with their placement until you hear a diffuse, ambient sound accompanying the program material heard from the front left and right and center speakers. Mounting Options for Satellite and Center Speakers Shelf Placement You can place the satellite and center speakers on shelves. The satellite speakers have built-in bases for shelf placement. You can also remove the bases if desired. To remove a satellite speaker's base, pull it straight off the speaker, as shown in the illustration. Applying even pressure to both sides of the base will allow it to slide off smoothly. Apply Pressure Evenly to Both Sides of Base Lift Base Straight off Speaker Wall-Mounting: Satellite Speakers IMPORTANT: Read the Speaker Connections section, on page 7, before wall-mounting the satellite speakers. You will need to insert the speaker wires through the wall mounts and connect the wires to the speakers during the process of installing the wall-mounts. NOTE: If you are using your own speaker wire, it must be no thicker than the wire supplied with the speakers. Thicker wire will prevent the wall-mount bracket from sliding onto the speaker. Pull Sections Apart 1. Decide on the location for the speaker (see Speaker Placement, opposite). 2. Remove the speaker's base as explained in Shelf Placement, above. 3. Disassemble the wall-mount bracket by sliding the two sections apart, as shown in the illustration. 4. Attach the wall portion of the wall-mount onto the wall using hardware that is appropriate for the wall's construction and materials. We recommend first anchoring the mount using its keyhole, then attaching it with another anchor through its top opening, as shown in the illustration. Note that the satellite speakers weigh 3.3 lb (1.5kg). Be sure to use hardware that can support this weight. Top Opening Keyhole Opening Bottom Opening Placing the Surround Speakers Left Surround Sound Right Surround Sound 5 - 6 ft (1.5m - 1.8m) Left Front Speaker Center Speaker Right Front Speaker Subwoofer Left Surround Sound Right Surround Sound 5
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